Current:Home > Contact-usPolice identify suspect in break-in of Trump campaign office in Virginia-LoTradeCoin
Police identify suspect in break-in of Trump campaign office in Virginia
View Date:2024-12-23 19:16:58
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Police in northern Virginia said Wednesday they were looking for a homeless man they suspect broke into an office of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said it has issued an arrest warrant for Toby Shane Kessler, 39, of no fixed address, on a burglary charge in connection with the break-in.
The sheriff’s office says Kessler was captured on surveillance video Sunday night forcing his way through a back door into the office building in Ashburn. The office is being leased by the Trump campaign and serves as headquarters for the Virginia 10th District Republican Committee. The suspect’s face was captured clearly on the surveillance video.
According to the sheriff’s office, Kessler spent a brief time in the office and it’s unclear whether he took anything. They do not believe he left anything behind.
Thomas Julia, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, said Wednesday that it’s too early to say whether there was any political motivation to the break-in and that authorities will know more once Kessler is arrested.
The sheriff’s office said Kessler has a history of criminal behavior and appears to have been in the Washington metropolitan area since at least 2018. He has a California driver’s license.
Last month, Kessler was charged in neighboring Fairfax County with entering property with intent to damage, a misdemeanor, according to online court records. The attorney representing him in the Fairfax case did not immediately return a call Wednesday evening seeking comment.
Kessler’s name does not appear as a defendant in Loudoun County court records.
veryGood! (85)
Related
- Kraft Heinz stops serving school-designed Lunchables because of low demand
- New York City works to dry out after severe flooding: Outside was like a lake
- The community of traveling families using the globe as their classroom is growing. Welcome to the world school revolution
- Why former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was at the Iowa-Michigan State game
- Louisiana man kills himself and his 1-year-old daughter after a pursuit
- 'Poor Things': Emma Stone's wild Frankenstein movie doesn't 'shy away' from explicit sex
- One year after deadly fan crush at Indonesia soccer stadium, families still seek justice
- Calgary Flames executive Chris Snow dies at 42 after defying ALS odds for years
- Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court’s independence
- California’s new mental health court rolls out to high expectations and uncertainty
Ranking
- The White Stripes drop lawsuit against Donald Trump over 'Seven Nation Army' use
- 1 mountain climber's unique mission: to scale every county peak in Florida
- Fueled by hat controversy Europe win Ryder Cup to extend USA's overseas losing streak
- Germany police launch probe as video appears to show Oktoberfest celebrants giving Nazi Heil Hitler salute
- Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says next year will be his last in office; mum on his plans afterward
- NASCAR Talladega playoff race 2023: Start time, TV, streaming, lineup for YellaWood 500
- Taylor Swift Brings Her Squad to Cheer on Travis Kelce at NFL Game at MetLife Stadium
- Brain cells, interrupted: How some genes may cause autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia
Recommendation
-
Denzel Washington teases retirement — and a role in 'Black Panther 3'
-
Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick
-
At least 13 people were killed at a nightclub fire in Spain’s southeastern city of Murcia
-
Texas rises in top five, Utah and LSU tumble in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 5
-
The View's Sara Haines Walks Off After Whoopi Goldberg's NSFW Confession
-
Man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend, well-known sex therapist in 2020
-
Yes, Pete Davidson's Dating History Was Stacked Well Before He Was Linked to Madelyn Cline
-
Texas rises in top five, Utah and LSU tumble in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 5